Which to use
“terrace” and “terrasse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,970
- “terrace” frequency rank
- #5,819
- “terrasse” frequency rank
- 55789
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | terrace | terrasse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Terrasse, plateforme en dur extendant les fondations d’une maison. | Levée de terre artificielle en plate-forme, ordinairement soutenue par de la maçonnerie. |
Where the eye mixes terrace and terrasse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. terrace runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against terrasse's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses terrace with terrasse
A purely visual mix-up. terrace (\ˈtɛ.ɹəs\) and terrasse (\tɛ.ʁas\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55789, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
terrace is recorded at frequency rank #49,970, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈtɛ.ɹəs\. terrasse is at rank #5,819, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɛ.ʁas\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 55789, this pair ranks #125,237 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of terrace vs terrasse
Shared letters: aert. Private to "terrace": c. Private to "terrasse": s.
"terrace" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "terrasse" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "terrace" and "terrasse" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "terrace" or "terrasse"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "terrace" and "terrasse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "terrace" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "terrasse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,237 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "terrace" and "terrasse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "terrace vs terrine". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #125,237 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.